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Todd Whiting




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PostPosted: Fri 19 Jul, 2013 3:05 pm    Post subject: Any ideas as to the origin of this knife?         Reply with quote

Picked this up today, no idea what I have here.

Thanks in advance!







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Sam Barris




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PostPosted: Fri 19 Jul, 2013 4:16 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

There are all kinds of push daggers our there, the Indian katar being perhaps the best known. I don't think that's a katar. Honestly, it looks like someone with horses maybe had a spare hay hook and anvil around and decided to have some fun.
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Sam Barris

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Ryan McLaurin




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PostPosted: Fri 19 Jul, 2013 5:10 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

It almost looks like someone forged a hay hook into a push knife, though the blade looks a little thick and wide for this to be the case.
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Ralph Grinly





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PostPosted: Sat 20 Jul, 2013 2:29 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Yeah..it looks like someone's home made version of a push dagger. Somehow, I doubt it's be very effective . It doesn't have much of a point, or an edge..and with a grip like that, I doubt one would be able to deliver an effective 'punch'. That round grip would let the blade rotate too easily out of alignment if it met any resistance
An interesting find, anyway Happy
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Glen A Cleeton




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PostPosted: Sun 21 Jul, 2013 1:36 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Perhaps

http://www.gardenerstoolshed.com/dibble.html

Hay harpoons generally have a toggle of some sort and tend to be fairly long shafts leading up to the point.

Cheers

GC
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Harry Marinakis




PostPosted: Sun 21 Jul, 2013 9:47 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Obviously it's a thing-a-ma-bob that is used for a whatcha-ma-call-it.
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